A stalkerware company that recently leaked millions of users’ personal information online has taken all of its assets offline without any explanation. Now Malwarebytes has learned that the company has taken down other apps too. Back in February, news emerged of a stalkerware app compromise. Reporters at Techcrunch revealed a vulnerability in three such apps: […]
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The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing malicious text and voice messaging campaign that impersonates senior US officials. The targets are predominantly current or former US federal or state government officials and their contacts. In the course of this campaign, the cybercriminals have used test messages as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated voice
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The bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe has been scooped up by drug producer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million dollars. But why would a pharmaceutical company like Regeneron buy a bankrupt genetics testing company like 23andMe for such a large amount of money? Well, Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops, and monetizes life-transforming
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You’d hope that spending $6,000 on a printer would give you a secure experience, free from viruses and other malware. However, in the case of Procolored printers, you’d be wrong. The Shenzen-based company sells UV printers, which are able to print on a variety of materials including wood, acrylic, tile, and plastic. They come with
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This week on the Lock and Code podcast… There’s a problem in class today, and the second largest school district in the United States is trying to solve it. After looking at the growing body of research that has associated increased smartphone and social media usage with increased levels of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and
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Google released an emergency update for the Chrome browser to patch an actively exploited vulnerability that could have serious ramifications. The update brings the Stable channel to versions 136.0.7103.113/.114 for Windows and Mac and 136.0.7103.113 for Linux. The easiest way to update Chrome is to allow it to update automatically, but you can end up
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Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Data broker protection rule quietly withdrawn by CFPB Meta sent cease and desist letter over AI training Google to pay $1.38 billion over privacy violations Android users bombarded with unskippable ads Last week on ThreatDown: ThreatDown introduces Firewall Management Introducing Browser Phishing Protection: enhanced web security for your organization Stay
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has decided to withdraw a 2024 rule to limit the sale of Americans’ personal information by data brokers. In a Federal Register notice published yesterday, the CFPB said it “has determined that legislative rulemaking is not necessary or appropriate at this time to address the subject matter”. The data
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EU privacy advocacy group NOYB has clapped back at Meta over its plans to start training its AI model on European users’ data. In a cease and desist letter to the social networking giant’s Irish operation signed by founder Max Schrems, the non-profit demanded that it justify its actions or risk legal action. In April,
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The state of Texas reached a mammoth financial agreement with Google last week, securing $1.375 billion in payments to settle two three year-old lawsuits. The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton originally filed the first lawsuit against Google in January 2022, complaining that the tech giant collected users’ geolocation data. It alleged that Google
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